The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-30
THE ANNIVERSARY.
Salt Lake City, Utah.

Yesterday was the tenth anniversary
of the death of Brigham Young. With
the lapse of lime there is growing dis
position outside and inside to acknowl-
edge the rare genius he was blessed
With. The scriptural saying, "a prophet
is not without honor save in his own
country, Knight justly be pharaphrased:
ga man of genius is not without honor
save In times other than his own" On
every hand the wisdom of Brigham
Young during his time becomes more
apparent each day. 1t has been charged
that he was opposed. ever since his en-
trance into this valley, to mining; and
this charge is backed up by the consist
snt declaration that the Mormons knew
nothing of the minerals that existed in
this country. AS a matter OF fact, refer
ence to the mineral wealth of Utah was
made in the DeSeret Ne0s as early as
1852, Admitting, however, that this
we're not true, it does not follow that
Brigham Young was opposed to the
development of the mines because he in
sisted on his people combining them
selves to agriculture and manufacturing
pursuits. Herein lay his great wisdom,
and the advantages of obedience to his
far-seeing counsel are manifested to-
day. Reis the best friend of the miners
and mine owners of to-day, and of his
own people. By keeping the latter at
the more certain vocation, he gave to
the country and its people that stability
of character which has weathered it
through one great financial crisis
and has enabled it to withstand
the assaults Of an ininitude of
political prostitutes. Because of his
craftsmanship mining in this territory
is on basis so solid that it is almost
unequaled elsewhere; because of this
great wisdom also mining in Utah has
assumed an air of stability which it
could otherwise no more have enjoyed
than does Nevada because of it Success
full manufactures are daily growing
more prosperous and others are being
inaugursted with every reason of sue
cess; because of it also the best and
most industrious and thrifty people in
the world furnish the life blood for
mines and manufactures for distance
of 1900 miles north and south along the
Western base of the Wasatch and other
ranges; and it is due to his wisdom in
restraining his people from the fevered
and uncertain prosperity of mines that
the land is owned by the people now
possessing 1t and that good gov
eminent has been the rule; and
under fair consideration by the nation,
such government is assured for years
to come.
Brigham Young was man. He had
the failings of man. But the stamp of
genius is in his deeds and the spirit
and fire of prophet burned in his
heart. He is not forgotten; no, nor
was he a man to be forgotten. And a
time will come, when many of the fit
full and fretful little souls who tuned
about him in his day and time because
they could not comprehend his great
ness owing to their own poverty OF IN
teIIect, will see that the wisdom of this
great man, like the rain that descends
and the sun that doth shine. upon the
Just and the unjust, has been bless
ing to those who were his friends and
to many who were foes.
His memory does not grow less; nor
will it while reverence for greatness re-
mains factor in the human heart.